Testimonials

Zulema listens, without judgement, and asks probing questions that pry open the trap doors of your mind. Once she helps you hear yourself name your stumbling blocks and fears, she provides clear, practical, and infinitely wise solutions. You will leave your session with a personalized list of creative assignments, excited and ready to engage in your creative practice with playfulness and JOY.-Nadja Spiegelman, author of I’m Supposed to Protect You from All This

Working with Zulema gave me a mental stimulus I didn’t know I needed. She has a knack for seeing things clearly and from different points of view, and I left feeling not only enlightened, but invigorated from her insight. I only wish she was always around me for whenever I hit a bump in the road.-Charles Poekel, writer/director of Christmas Again

Zulema Summerfield has been a creative coach for me for nearly ten years. She is encouraging and realistic about ideas, goals, and plans, and has helped me birth what seemed like huge impossible dreams into realities. Zulema is an amazing problem-solver who can see how a creative project can unfold from concept to completion. I am currently living my dream, combining both my creative passion and my professional experience into the best job ever. I owe a ton to Zulema for getting here. -Tavia Stewart-Streit, co-founder/COO of Chapter 510

Zulema Summerfield has the rare ability to see a story not just for what it is, but what it wants to be. She is guided in her feedback by the work itself, not by any rigid aesthetic, and her considerable knowledge of narrative and all-things literature allows her to give specific, constructive criticism that will help you articulate and achieve your vision. If you work with Zulema, count on being inspired, encouraged, and pushed to do your best work. She has a sharp eye and a huge heart, and what more could you want from a coach, a teacher, a comrade? -Dustin Heron, author of Paradise Stories

Zulema helped me get my grad school essay up to snuff. I hadn’t done that type of writing in over a decade and was dreading the whole process. But it was really fun to work with her and fantastic to have someone push back on my resistance to writing about myself. I was accepted to my first choice school and am so grateful for her support in getting me there.-Molly Winter, artist/director of Recode